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A Rochester, New York, bakery has come up with the ultimate comfort food — a doughnut bearing the likeness of Dr. Anthony Fauci. America’s chief immunologist since 1984, Fauci has served under five presidents. The 79-year-old has emerged as a leading scientific voice of reason and comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic.  VOA’s …

The process of designing, testing and building an entirely new spacecraft is definitely a difficult one, and bound to encounter some issues. SpaceX’s efforts to build Starship, its massive new fully reusable spaceship, is no exception. The most recent Starship prototype, designated “SN3,” failed catastrophically during cryogenic proof testing, which …

Most Asian markets closed slightly down on Friday’s trading session, while Nikkei 225 in Japan closed just 0.01 percent in green. As investors continue to be worried by the coronavirus pandemic that has affected the entire world economy, the skepticism about a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that Saudi Arabia and Russia …

Update 03/04/20: Ocado has announced it will have a “few” food delivery slots for general release over the next 24 hours for vulnerable customers.  On Wednesday, Tesco expanded its food delivery and click-and-collect capacity to around 780,000 delivery slots – up from 660,000 two weeks ago. It has also announced …

The coronavirus pandemic has hit a grim milestone — 1 million confirmed cases. The count by Johns Hopkins University says almost one-fourth, 236,000, are in the United States. The worldwide death toll stands at more than 53,000. Italy reported the most fatalities with more than 13,000 and climbing daily. A question …

In the fiercely competitive and innovative world of the PC, it’s always an exciting thrill seeing products and technologies come along, shake things up and move the industry forward. We use and choose good gear because of the performance on offer, the neat design, the new things it lets us …

The coronavirus pandemic is being compared to the deadly global Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. Before the novel coronavirus struck the world with full force earlier this year, the Museum of the City of New York had opened an exhibition dedicated to the dreadful events of the 1918 pandemic. Anna …

We’re living in strange times. Many countries are under stay-at-home orders, including most states in the U.S. and in the U.K. Employees are “flattening the curve” by working at home. That has presented several challenges for employees who have never worked at home or had to do remote work of …

Virgin Orbit may be focusing its production efforts right now on making ventilators to support healthcare workers battling COVID-19, but it’s also still making moves to build out the infrastructure that will underpin its small satellite launch business. To that end, the new space company unveiled a new partnership with …

Nigeria on Thursday said it had launched a “massive” joint offensive with troops from Chad and Niger against jihadists waging a decade-long insurgency in the region.     FILE – Chadian soldiers drive through the streets of Gambaru, Nigeria, Feb. 4, 2015. The announcement comes after Chad’s defense minister said Tuesday …